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$12.00
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Witness


CAMERON, JAMES

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1966

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir travel exploration James Cameron Vietnam politics report history military US America

$14.00
xxrnb126712

The Second World War: An Illustrated History


TAYLOR, A. J. P.

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1975

KEYWORDS: ww2 second world war history military pictorial general

$18.50
xxrnb126713

Backseat Flyers: Navigation and Weaponry in the Modern Airplane


EVANS, ANDY

Imperial octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Arms & Armour 1993 approx

KEYWORDS: weaponry armour navigation aviation military engineering defence

$30.00
xxrnb126716

American and European Swords in the Historical Collections of the United States National Museum


BELOTE, THEODORE T.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Benchmark Publishing Company 1970

KEYWORDS: weaponry armoury swords US America antiques antiquities history military

$10.00
xxrnb126756

In Harm's Way: A RNVR Officer at War 1940-44


HOBDAY, GEOFFREY & HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH (Fore)

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1985 approx

KEYWORDS: navy British history autobiography memoir military Geoffrey Hobday New Zealand

$120.00
2i33/36

The Polish AIr FOrce at War: The Official History Volume 1 1939-1943, Vol 2 1943-1945


CYNK, JERZY B.

Two-volume set, very large quarto, maroon cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, 670pp over two volumes, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (v slight creasing to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: Poland Polish military aviation Air Force history Second World War Two

$48.50
2i33/38

Swift to the Sky: New Zealand's Military Aviation History


MARTYN, ERROL W.

Large quarto, blue heavy card boards with silver lettering to spine, 232pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Penguin Viking 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation military history

$100.00
2i33/43

Never Say Die


HAWKINS, COLONEL JACK

First edition, octavo, black buckram boards wit red lettering to spine, 196pp, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG (price clipped, some fading to spine, some bruising & creasing to spine extrems, light soiling to rear)

PUBLISHER: Dorrance & Co 1961

KEYWORDS: Colonel Jack Hawkins autobiography US Marine Corps military history

$600.00
2i33/47

From Kastamuni to Kedos, being a Record of Experiences of Prisoners of War in Turkey 1916-1918


WOOLLEY, C. L. (ed)

First edition, small quarto, blue heavy card boards with gilt lettering to blue cloth spine, frontispiece, vii + 179pp, illus, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, owner's name to fep, owner's name & address in ink to rear ep, some staining to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1921

KEYWORDS: First World War One WWI Turkey Turkish POWs prisoners of war military history

$12.00
xxrnc126806

Because Each Life is Precious: Why an Iraqi Man Risked Everything for Private Jessica Lynch


AL-REHAIEF, MOHAMMED ODEH & COPLON, JEFF

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2003 approx

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief military modern history Iraq US America Jessica Lynch

$22.50
xxecd126827

The Great Rebellion: The King's War: 1641-1647


WEDGWOOD, C. V.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Book of the Month Club/Deborah Owen 1991

KEYWORDS: history British military war King Charles politics royalist parliament Oliver Cromwell

$17.50
xxaqv126842

Broadcasts From the Blitz: How Edward R. Murrow Helped Lead America Into War


SEIB, PHILIP

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in dw/ (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Potomac 2006

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second world war America US broadcast journalism radio media politics Edward R. Murrow

$15.00
xxrnc126858

The Curtiss Navy Hawks: Number 116


BOWERS, PETER M. ET AL

Super octavo softcover, stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Profile Publications n/d

KEYWORDS: aviation history military navy hawks engineering airplanes aeroplanes US America

$15.00
xxrnc126859

The Curtiss Army Hawks: Number 45


BOWERS, PETER M. ET AL

Super octavo softcover, stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Profile Publications n/d

KEYWORDS: aviation history military army hawks engineering airplanes aeroplanes US America

$195.00
2i34/5

Escape From France


CLAIRE

Very scarce in d/w, first edition, octavo, red cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 117pp, VG (slightly cocked, sl scuffing to lower spine extrem & board edges, light crease to top rear board, light tanning to eps and all pages & edges) in d/w, VG- (moderately heavy fraying & chipping to spine extrems, 1cm closed tear to lower spine extrem, moderate creasing to edges, moderate soiling & tanning, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Ltd 1941

KEYWORDS: first edition ww2 second world war autobiography memoir Claire France Germany military history

$100.00
2i34/6

Five Months on a German Raider: Being the Adventures of an Englishman Captured by the Wolf


TRAYES, F. G.

First edition, octavo, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 187pp + 4pp adverts, plates, VG (moderate bruising to spine extrems & board corners with sl surface loss, light tanning to page edges & eps, owner's ex-libris labels to pastedowns, owner's name in ink to front pastedown, bookseller's label to back pastedown, 3cm tear with loss to upper corners of pgs 83-86, 1cm closed tear to bottom pg 83/84)

PUBLISHER: Headley Bros 1919

KEYWORDS: first edition autobiography memoir F. G. Trayes ww1 first world war military history prisoner of war maritime nautical

$60.00
2i34/8

The Diary of Peter Bussell (1806-1814)


BUSSELL, PETER & TURNER, G. A. (Ed & Pref)

Octavo, light brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 232pp, plates, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, light tanning to page edges & page 232, light foxing to prelims, v light staining & rubbing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Peter Davies 1931

KEYWORDS: diary journal autobiography memoir Peter Bussell maritime navy British military history nautical

$25.00
xxrnd126894

Dresden 1945: The Devil's Tinderbox


MCKEE, ALEXANDER

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Souvenir Press 1982

KEYWORDS: military history politics ww2 second world war Dresden bomb attack Germany first edition

$275.00
2i34/30

Freyberg's 2nd New Zealand Division in Italy 1943-46


MUNRO, RAY D.

Signed by author, signed typed note from the author to MIlitary HIstorian R Cording loosely enclosed, quarto, blue light card covers with black lettering to front cover & black taped spine, vi + 244pp + 2pp biography, illus, VG+ (light taning to page edges, v slight creasing to some edges)

PUBLISHER: Ray Munro 1989

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Italy Second WOrld War Two WW2 Freyberg 2nd New Zealand Division

$40.00
2i35/19

German Prisoners in Great Britain


ROYAL FLYING CORPS (Photog)

Nice tidy copy, quarto, beige light card covers with red lettering to front cover, frontispiece with tissueguard, 62pp of b&w photographs, VG (light tanning to covers, some staining to rear cover, 1cm square cut off fep upper corner, moderate browning to tissueguard)

PUBLISHER: Tillotson & SOn 1916

KEYWORDS: German POWs prisoners of war Britain British military history Donnington Hall ALexandra Palace DOrchester Handforth Lofthouse Park Eastcote

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